Former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) David Chandi Jamwa has been released from Luzira prison where he has been serving a 12-year jail sentence handed to him for causing the government a three billion shillings financial loss.
Jamwa’s release follows his grant of pardon by President Yoweri Museveni. Jamwa was pardoned alongside 12 other inmates who were also convicted of grave offenses.
Very early in the morning on Thursday, relatives of David Chandi Jamwa camped at the Luzira main prison gate waiting to receive him.
Among those that turned up to receive Jamwa was his mother, Tezra Jamwa, his son, Rheese Remo Jamwa, among others. Jamwa’s relatives patiently waited for him to walk out of the prison’s gate before welcoming him with jubilations.
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Addressing the media after his release, Jamwa thanked President Museveni for being merciful and accepting to pardon him amongst the thousands of inmates at Luzira.
Jamwa confessed that the few years he’s been incarcerated have been very challenging but he’s managed to learn a few lessons.
He hopes to once again contribute positively to the country’s development now that he has been released.
Tezra Jamwa, the mother of David Chandi Jamwa also thanked the President for accepting to pardon her son who has been incarcerated for close to five years.
Jamwa has been serving a 12-year jail sentence for causing a financial loss to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
He was indicted by the High Court on two counts of abuse of office and causing financial loss contrary to the Anti-Corruption Act 2009. He was tried and convicted of the offense of causing financial loss but was acquitted of the offense of abuse of office.
He was then sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and barred from holding any public office for a period of 10 years serving the sentence. His two appeals in the court of appeal were consolidated but later dismissed.
Jamwa was instead sentenced to 4 years’ imprisonment for the offence of abuse of office which was to run concurrently with the 12 years imposed by the trial judge for the offence of causing financial loss.
His woes arose from confirmation that NSSF and Jamwa’s leadership sold NSSF bonds to the now-defunct Crane Bank before their maturity. He appealed to the Court of Appeal against the conviction and sentence.
Yesterday, president Museveni pardoned him alongside 12 other people who were serving sentences on grave offenses.